Senior Open Ranking Wrestling 2026: Deepak Punia says he’s ready for Asian Games; Tushir impresses
Former World junior bronze medallist Yash Tushir won the men’s 74kg freestyle gold medal to underline his worth at the Senior Open Ranking wrestling tournament in the Nandini Nagar Mahavidyalaya campus on Monday.
Tushir — whose last international outing was his eighth-place finish at the Asian Championships two years ago before he suffered knee, shoulder and toe injuries and went through six months rehab — made an impact as he got past five competitors with convincing wins. In the final, he overcame a stiff challenge from his Delhi State-mate Sourabh Sehrawat to register a 3-1 win.
As Sourabh presented his strong defence, 25-year-old Tushir earned points through pushouts and his opponent’s passivity.
“Yash resumed his training two-three months back and it was good to see him win the gold,” said Tushir’s coach Anil Mann.
As freestyle bouts continued through Sunday night until Monday morning, and resumed after a break up to lunchtime, Worlds silver medallist Deepak Punia outsmarted Vansh 10-0 to secure the 92kg yellow metal.
“I’m ready for the Asian Games. I’ll request the WFI to consider my performance here for the trials,” said Punia, whose weight class (92kg) is not part of the Asiad roster.
The Greco-Roman bouts were underway at the time of publication.
The results:
Men: Freestyle (finals): 57kg: Sagar (Har) bt Rupesh (Har) by injury; 61kg: Abhishek (har) bt Bhuvnesh (SSCB) 8-6; 65kg: Sawan Satish (Har) bt Udit (Har) 7-1; 70kg: Anuj Kumar (Har) bt Tejveer Singh (UP) 11-1; 74kg: Yash Tushir (Del) bt Sourabh Sehrawat (Del) 3-1; 79kg: Naveen (Har) bt Sachin (Har) 7-0; 86kg: Deepak (Har) bt Sahil Dalal (Har) by injury; 92kg: Deepak Punia (Har) bt Vansh (Har) 10-0; 97kg: Parthivraj (SSCB) bt Parveen Kumar (Har) ‘by fall’; 125kg: Shubham Dhillon (Har) bt Chirag (Har) 11-0.
Published on May 11, 2026